why rap songs are getting shorter and shorter

Rap stars Jul, Booba, Laylow, PNL, Orelsan have one thing in common: they knew the world before. ” I got into rap before the third verse died “, sums up the French rapper Dinos. These words refer to the almost unsurpassable structure of French rap songs from the 1990s-2000s: three verses, separated by a chorus. A model that valued text, stories and group rapping. But in the last ten years, everything has changed: the songs are getting shorter and shorter and only have two or even a single verse.

At the heart of this rap revolution, huge commercial stakes and unbridled competition between artists. Discover episode 1 of the new season of “Rap Business”our hit behind-the-scenes video series of France’s best-selling musical genre.

Review season 1 of “Rap Business”:

Episode 1 : Why 1991 changed the face of rap

Part 2: Is France really the “second land of rap” ?

Part 3: How rap took music streaming by storm

Part 4: How rappers conquered the music industry

Sources:

Marc Bettinelli, Alain Mbouche, Marceau Bretonnier and Adrian Sahli